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Star India case questioning TRAI jurisdiction over content postponed

10 Jun, 2017 - 09:35 AM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team

MUMBAI: Unmindful of the Supreme Court directive to dispose of the case in four weeks, the hearing of the dispute between Star India and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in the Madras High Court has been postponed to 27 June.

It has been learnt that court will not be sitting around this time and the judges would not be able to give time to the case before the new date.

Although, the matter was scheduled to be heard on 12 June, arguments and judgement in the dispute concerning the constitutionality of TRAI's orders will now witness further delay.

The Supreme Court had earlier granted a stay on TRAI's new tariff orders. The apex court had asked the Madras High Court to complete the hearing within four weeks. The case was scheduled to be heard on a day-to-day basis from 12 June.

The broadcasters had challenged the order of TRAI on the grounds that it had no jurisdiction over content, and that actually came under Copyright Act, which is not administered by TRAI.